Italy beat Moldova 2-0. The winner had to work for it: 2 from 28 shots. Best on the pitch was Alessandro Bastoni, rated 8.3.

1. 0'
   ⚽Kick-off
   World Cup Qualifiers — UEFA
   ITA 3-5-1-1·5-3-2 MOL
   Coach: Ivan Gennaro Gattuso · Sergiu CleşcencoReferee: U. Schnyder📍 Mapei Stadium
2. 1. First half
   2. 11'
      MOL
      VAR review
      Ion Nicolaescu
   3. 40'
      

      ITA
      GOOOAL!Giacomo Raspadori
3. 1. Second half
   2. 46'
      

      ITA
      Substitution
      ▲Riccardo Orsolini▼Federico Dimarco
   3. 46'
      

      ITA
      Substitution
      ▲Nicolò Barella▼S. Ricci
   4. 50'
      

      ITA
      GOOOAL!Andrea CambiasoAssist: D. Frattesi
   5. 58'
      MOL
      Substitution
      ▲Nichita Moțpan▼S. Bodisteanu
   6. 66'
      MOL
      Substitution
      ▲Victor Stînă▼Mihail Caimacov
   7. 66'
      MOL
      Substitution
      ▲S. Perciun▼Virgiliu Postolachi
   8. 71'
      MOL
      Yellow card
      Ion Nicolaescu
   9. 71'
      

      ITA
      Substitution
      ▲L. Lucca▼Mateo Retegui
   10. 72'
       MOL
       Substitution
       ▲C. Dros▼Artur Ioniță
   11. 72'
       MOL
       Substitution
       ▲Vitalie Damașcan▼Ion Nicolaescu
   12. 77'
       

       ITA
       Substitution
       ▲D. Maldini▼Giacomo Raspadori
   13. 83'
       

       ITA
       Substitution
       ▲D. Coppola▼L. Ranieri
   14. 85'
       

       ITA
       Yellow card
       Davide Frattesi